Colleges with the smallest classes in Mid-Atlantic
50 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 50 smallest-class colleges in Mid-Atlantic, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 2:1 at Curtis Institute of Music to 9:1 at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. 3 are public and 47 are private.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia, PA | Private | 2:1 | 106 | 7% |
| 2 | The Juilliard School New York, NY | Private | 4:1 | 460 | 9% |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | 5:1 | 7,187 | 11% |
| 4 | Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America New York, NY | Private | 5:1 | 45 | 61% |
| 5 | New York College of Health Professions Syosset, NY | Private | 5:1 | 32 | — |
| 6 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA | Private | 5:1 | 99 | 88% |
| 7 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | Private | 5:1 | 5,579 | 5% |
| 8 | Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah Brooklyn, NY | Private | 6:1 | 108 | 65% |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private | 6:1 | 8,899 | 4% |
| 10 | Davis College Pottersville, NY | Private | 6:1 | 88 | 33% |
| 11 | Manhattan School of Music New York, NY | Private | 6:1 | 535 | 40% |
| 12 | Elim Bible Institute and College Lima, NY | Private | 7:1 | 94 | 100% |
| 13 | United States Military Academy West Point, NY | Public | 7:1 | 4,439 | 14% |
| 14 | University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA | Private | 7:1 | 1,064 | 78% |
| 15 | Allegheny College Meadville, PA | Private | 8:1 | 1,209 | 59% |
| 16 | Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, PA | Private | 8:1 | 273 | 74% |
| 17 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | Private | 8:1 | 1,346 | 31% |
| 18 | Central Penn College Summerdale, PA | Private | 8:1 | 721 | 26% |
| 19 | Elmira College Elmira, NY | Private | 8:1 | 583 | 91% |
| 20 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | Private | 8:1 | 1,421 | 13% |
| 21 | Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY | Private | 8:1 | 1,627 | 79% |
| 22 | Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA | Private | 8:1 | 390 | 61% |
| 23 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing New York, NY | Private | 8:1 | 273 | — |
| 24 | Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA | Private | 8:1 | 1,777 | 64% |
| 25 | New York University New York, NY | Private | 8:1 | 29,430 | 9% |
| 26 | School of Visual Arts New York, NY | Private | 8:1 | 3,432 | 91% |
| 27 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | Private | 8:1 | 2,760 | 23% |
| 28 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | Private | 8:1 | 1,627 | 7% |
| 29 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private | 8:1 | 10,768 | 6% |
| 30 | Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY | Public | 8:1 | 117 | — |
| 31 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | Private | 8:1 | 2,430 | 18% |
| 32 | Wells College Aurora, NY | Private | 8:1 | 355 | 70% |
| 33 | Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY | Private | 9:1 | 2,280 | 52% |
| 34 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | Private | 9:1 | 3,818 | 32% |
| 35 | Cabrini University Radnor, PA | Private | 9:1 | 645 | 69% |
| 36 | Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA | Private | 9:1 | 857 | 99% |
| 37 | Clarks Summit University Clarks Summit, PA | Private | 9:1 | 331 | 90% |
| 38 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | Private | 9:1 | 3,122 | 12% |
| 39 | Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander Brooklyn, NY | Private | 9:1 | 169 | — |
| 40 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | Private | 9:1 | 15,935 | 8% |
| 41 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | Private | 9:1 | 2,157 | 43% |
| 42 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | Private | 9:1 | 13,509 | 78% |
| 43 | Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA | Private | 9:1 | 1,904 | 32% |
| 44 | Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA | Private | 9:1 | 1,141 | 94% |
| 45 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | Private | 9:1 | 2,045 | 12% |
| 46 | Nazareth University Rochester, NY | Private | 9:1 | 1,891 | 80% |
| 47 | Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA | Private | 9:1 | 312 | 46% |
| 48 | Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY | Private | 9:1 | 3,766 | 53% |
| 49 | Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY | Private | 9:1 | 1,065 | 78% |
| 50 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn, NY | Public | 9:1 | 286 | — |